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FRANCISCO DE (rē-ō'Hä), 1585. He was a great scholar, librarian a Spanish poet; born in Seville about of the royal library and Chronicler of Castile.
He was regarded as one of the best poets of his time. His best known work is "Epístola Moral á Fabio," full of sound advice regarding the superiority of a quiet and unassuming life. He wrote many sonnets under the titles of Spring," "To the Rose," and "Silvas." "To Riches," "To Poverty," "To the His "Poems," with extensive biography, RIO NEGRO were published in 1867, and additions in 1872. He died in Madrid, Aug. 8, 1659.
RIO NEGRO ("black river"), the name of numerous streams, of which two are important: (1) A river of South America, and principal tributary of the Amazon. It rises in Colombia, and joins the Amazon after a course of about 1,000 miles at Manaos, Brazil. Through its affluent, the Cassiquiari, there is direct communication between the Amazon and Orinoco. (2) A river of South America forming the boundary between the Argentine Republic and Patagonia.
It rises in the Andes in Chile, and is about 700 miles long. Its current is very rapid, and its bed obstructed with shoals and sand-banks.